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Colour

#3C4FFF

  • #3C4FFF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#3C4FFF is a blue with RGB values 60, 79, 255 and HSL 234°, 100%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#3C4FFF#3C4FFF
HEX#3C4FFF
RGBrgb(60, 79, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.3098, 1
RGB percentages23.5%, 31%, 100%
HSLhsl(234.2, 100%, 61.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(234.2, 76.5%, 100%)
CMYK76.5%, 69%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,952,639
CSS custom property--colour: #3C4FFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13773WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness110.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.59:1
Contrast with white5.59:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#585858
Inverted#C3B000

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0071FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#005EFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.8 from the original
Tritanopia#0080A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 93.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.59:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.75:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 22.6Medium blue · ΔE 24.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 26.9Dark violet · ΔE 30.6Dark orchid · ΔE 31.3Slate blue · ΔE 34.7
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 22.58, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFEC3C
Analogous#3CB0FF, #8B3CFF
Triadic#FF3C4F, #4FFF3C
Split complementary#FF8B3C, #B0FF3C
Tetradic#FF3CB0, #FFEC3C, #3CFF8B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D5D9FF
Lighter +20%#A2ABFF
Lighter +10%#6F7DFF
Darker −10%#0921FF
Darker −20%#0015D5
Darker −30%#0010A2
Darker −40%#000B6F
More saturated +25%#3C4FFF
Less saturated −25%#5463E7

Channel breakdown

R60
G79
B255
Red60 (23.5%)
Green79 (31%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue234.15°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness61.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3C · G 4F · B FF

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